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Very well done for your 7th knife. The workmanship looks good. I'm not a fan of an imitation hamon either but you've already explained that's not what it was meant to be. Here are a few things to keep in mind for your next knife. The handle looks comfortable but looks kinda "blocky". Round on the corners but flat on the top and sides. Lots of room to do more of an oval cross section. Keep in mind, these are just general thoughts. You are the designer. If you have made things exactly the way you feel is best then disregard. You also have a big drop from the front of the handle down to the ricasso. It's nice, both ergonomically and aesthetically, to taper the front of the handle down for a better transition there. Keep an eye on your pin placement. It seems the front pin is a little low or that your rounding got a bit high in that area. This gives the impression that the pin is low because it is not centered in the flat part of the handle. Or, it may just be that the light reflection on the pin is making it look that way. The thing that would worry me the most, especially for a hard use knife, is the plunge line. The plunge line runs off the top of the blade and you have a notch at the top and at the bottom. you have made a fault line there. Will it fail in normal use? Probably not. But why tempt fate? Just a few things to think about. All in all nice clean work.